Félix Surname

23,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Félix Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Italian origin, from the region of Venice. The surname is patronymic. Felix comes from Latin and means 'happy'. There is an archaic form of Fiiz on record, but it was Felix.

Félix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola16,7611:1,610290
Portugal2,9821:3,494422
Brazil1,0361:206,6357,955
Switzerland4451:18,4563,025
Mexico4391:282,7486,552
Hungary2511:39,1094,217
Belgium2251:51,0968,348
France1411:471,08366,853
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Spain761:615,15828,427
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
United States181:20,136,607622,629
São Tomé and Príncipe171:10,437668
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Mauritius71:184,7748,416
England61:9,286,343223,652
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Felix (804,067), Fèlix (22), Fêlix (3), Fēlix (1) & Felíx (6) are calculated separately.

Félix (38,899) may also be a first name.

Félix Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Italian origin, from the region of Venice. The surname is patronymic. Felix comes from Latin and means 'happy'. There is an archaic form of Fiiz on record, but it was Felix.

- gabryell2006

Félix Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Félix Come From? nationality or country of origin

Félix is more commonly found in Angola than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Felix, Fèlix, Fêlix, Fēlix or Felíx. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Félix? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,869th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 321,391 people. The last name Félix occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Félix reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 22,729th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 38,899 people.

The last name is most widely held in Angola, where it is borne by 16,761 people, or 1 in 1,610. Barring Angola Félix is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felix93804,067/
Fèlix9322/
Fêlix933/
Fēlix931/
Félixx913/
Félixs911/
Felíx876/
Filix8072/
Vélix804/
Félex801/
Félixová774/
Felixe7388/
Felixs7333/
Felixx7326/
Feelix7314/
Feilix7311/
Ffelix739/
Feliex735/
Felicx733/
Felisx733/
Phélix733/
Feslix732/
Feleix732/
Fielix732/
Féliks731/
Felixz731/
Filgix731/
Filixe731/
Fhelix731/
Felixċ731/
Feloix731/
Fealix731/
Hfelix730/
Féliksz679/
Felixce674/
Feliexs671/
D'Felix671/

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